COLLINS, John Joseph
(Service number 42740)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Corporal |
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Birth
| Date | 8 July 1895 | Place of Birth | Temuka |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | 6 View St, Dunedin | ||
| Occupation | Railway cadet | ||
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| Next of Kin | Michael Collins (father), Temuka, Canterbury | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 25th Reinforcements, Specialist Compnay, Signal Section | ||
| Date | 26 April 1917 | ||
| Transport | HMNZT 84 Turakina | ||
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Military Awards
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| Service Medals | British War Medal; Victory Medal | ||
Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 29 August 1974 | Age | |
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| Place of Death | Christchurch | ||
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Biographical Notes
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [6 November 2018]; SColl web submission by M McNamara 28 October 2018
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Tony Rippin, South Canterbury Museum
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